Product category

Home Medical & Assistance Devices

This category tracks 36 consumer products in the CPSC NEISS injury database, together accounting for roughly 369,575 emergency-room visits a year - the 11th-highest of 26 tracked categories by ER volume.

36
products tracked
369,575
ER visits / year
36
avg danger score
8.8%
avg hospitalization rate

What the CPSC data shows

Crutches, Canes Or Walkers is the most dangerous product in Home Medical & Assistance Devices, scoring 52/100 with about 100,182 ER visits a year.

0
high-risk products (score 60+)
8
moderate-risk (40–59)
123,251/yr
Wheelchairs (most ER visits)
6↑ / 10↓
worsening / improving (5-yr)

All figures come from the CPSC NEISS dataset (2005–2024); products are sorted by danger score so the highest-risk items surface first.

Where injuries concentrate in Home Medical & Assistance Devices

Estimated average annual ER visits for the highest-volume products in this category.

Wheelchairs123K/yrCrutches, Canes Or W…100K/yrPet Supplies66K/yrFirst Aid Equipment25K/yrMotorized Vehicles, …11K/yrPublic Use Items, No…9K/yrChristmas Decoration…8K/yrLockers8K/yr
Top products in Home Medical & Assistance Devices by annual ER visits

The Home Medical & Assistance Devices safety profile

Average danger score across the 27 scored products, and how they split across the danger tiers.

Average danger score

0/100100/10036/100
Average danger score
High risk (60+): 0 Moderate (40–59): 8 Low (<40): 19

Every product in Home Medical & Assistance Devices, by danger score

Score Product
52 Crutches, Canes Or Walkers
47 Wheelchairs
46 First Aid Equipment
45 Pet Supplies
41 Matches, Not Specified
41 Motorized Vehicles, Nec (3 Or More Wheels)
40 Tombstones Or Grave Markers
40 Electric Holiday Decorations (excl. Christmas Tree Lights)
39 Christmas Tree Lights
39 Christmas Decorations (nonelectric)
39 Public Use Items, Not Elsewhere Classified
38 Vending Machines
36 Seasonal Decorations
36 Tarpaulins
35 Artificial Christmas Trees
34 Flares
32 Christmas Tree Stands Or Supports
32 Party Favors
32 Lockers
32 Heating Or Cooling Comfort Packs (nonelectric)
31 Ashtrays, Electric Or Battery Operated
30 Ashtrays, Not Elec. Or Battery Or Not Specified
28 Lunch Boxes Or Pails
28 Music Boxes Or Chimes
28 Coin-operated Car-washing Equipment
26 Wooden Matches
20 Matchbooks

What this means in Home Medical & Assistance Devices

Use the danger score to triage, then open a product page for the full age, body-part, and severity breakdown.

  • Pay closest attention to Crutches, Canes Or Walkers - the highest-scoring product in this category. See the data
  • Compare this category against the full danger rankings to see where it sits nationally. All rankings
  • Cross-check specific models against open CPSC recalls before you buy or keep one. CPSC recalls

NEISS injury estimates are nationally weighted projections from a sample of ER visits, they show relative risk between products, not exact counts.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 2005–2024.

Source: CPSC SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports and CPSC recall announcements.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute professional, medical, or safety advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); PlainSafety is an independent project and is not affiliated with the CPSC. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.